Westum Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Westum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway571:90,21612,446
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Westum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Westum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Westum is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Westum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Westum live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Westum is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 90,216. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 53 percent reside and Central Norway, where 47 percent reside. Beside Norway this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 8 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Westum Last Name Statistics demography

Westum earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.01% less than the national average, earning 283,741 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westhusm861/
Westom83122/
Wastum8349/
Bestum8320/
Vestum8315/
Westun8313/
Wistum8311/
Westung772/
Wetstun770/
Westusen714/
Westound711/
Weston6776,455/
Westhusin6758/
Westhusen6714/
Bestun6712/
Wistom679/
Vastum673/
Vestun672/
Whetstune672/
Wistun670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Westum
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